"During [the Music Hall of Williamsburg] showMs. Apple moved between the microphone at center stage and a piano off to the side with an array of votive candles on top. Slender and toned, she wore a green tank top; her muscles spoke loudly as her body moved in precise ways on each song. On "Paper Bag" she held her hand tight against her stomach, muscles flexing, as she swayed side to side ever so slightly. During "Sleep to Dream" she stretched up against the piano like a cat, yawning with her frame.

These were careful maneuvers that played as a contrast to Ms. Apple's voice, which can be raspy and slithery and unhinged when she so chooses. Her band -- Blake Mills on guitar, Sebastian Steinberg [of Soul Coughing] on bass and Amy Wood on drums -- matched that range, creating a vivid and flexible noise that veered from gnarled rock to dirty blues. Mr. Mills, in particular, was intense, coaxing lust and anguish from his instrument." [NY Times]

Fiona Apple played Bowery Ballroom last night (3/26). It was almost the same hour-length setlist as the Music Hall of Williamsburg show, set-closing cover of "It's Only Make-Believe" included. The most (only?) notable difference was her choice/not-choice to play Beatles song "Across the Universe" 2nd to last (after "Criminal"). It was on the Music Hall setlist, but she didn't play it in Brooklyn. In Manhattan she played it only after a fun argument with Blake Mills who started playing the first notes (without her permission?)... I couldn't fully get what she was mad/fake-mad at him about, but regardless, she played it and it was great. In fact, the whole show was great from start to finish. Music Hall wasn't bad, but Fiona was in top shape for Bowery - her voice seemed so much more on this time, and she delivered in a huge way from start to finish.

9:39 Is there a part of his footage where Fiona Apple stares at him and gives him a look, like "why the hell are you filming all of this when you could actually be enjoying it instead. I am right in front of you."

9:39/9:56 (same person) Is there anywhere in the vid where the guy (you) turns the camera on himself so we can see his face? I wanna know what he looks like so I can seek and destroy him next time I see him at a show.

I am 9:56, and that was the first post I have made on this thread. So I guess you are wrong again, 9:58. But keep spinning these delusional stories for yourself, because life is so much easier to handle for you that way. Reality is so hard on some.

Hey internet tough guy 9:58 - how about you post a picture of yourself, and we can meet and have a nice discussion about your bad attitude? I would like to smack your face real hard, just for the fuck of it. Well, how about it?

@1047 two people paid over $400 on stubhub for the mhow show, according to the 'sold ticket' listings. for bowery i think the highest someone paid was 375, but there were definitely a handful of people who bought tix for 300+.

@1017 i paid face value. and moving to another spot wouldn't help; this person was literally directly in the front/center - absolute front row - holding up an iphone at fiona apple's waist-level for more or less the entire show. not even taking good video - just kind of wavy concert vid footage. people like that, ugh. i'm sure you can see the person in a lot of the BV pics.

i'm fine with someone snapping the occasional pic - everyone wants a keepsake - but taking videos (especially anything over 30seconds) is just rude and really pointless. no one will remember your stupid concert video in a week; yourself included.

she actually didn't look bad at all, with regards to age. she's always looked like this. a little edgy/psycho, yes, but that's her style. always had the rail-thin arms, baggy eyes, painful expressions while singing, that look as though she is sort of struggling to keep herself together, all the while delivering an incredible fucking set. it's the 'troubled artist' look. everything we loved about her is still there in perfect form.